After the major ban waves last year, the German developers of CipSoft continue their cleanup in the MMORPG Tibia in 2025. Among the deleted accounts was, for the first time, a player from the global elite.
What is currently happening at Tibia? In the last quarter of 2024, the developers from the Regensburg studio CipSoft intensified their fight against accounts that gained an unfair advantage through unauthorized scripts and macros.
Almost 8,000 players were affected by the first ban wave, including the then highest-level knight (at level 2,453). Later, the Tibia officials had to admit that some innocents were caught in the banhammer – the corresponding deletions were lifted in December – but this apparently does not speak against further measures.
A few days ago, on January 7, 2025, CipSoft held the next major ban action, which supposedly caught more than 1,200 suspected cheaters (via tibiatracker.com). For the first time, one of the top 7 players worldwide was also among the affected.
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Who has been affected? The Brazilian player Szczeisny, with level 2,586, belonged to the absolute elite of the official rankings (via tibia.com). Only six other characters currently have a higher level (Dejairzin is currently ranked 1 with his level 2751 druid).
How much time Szczeisny invested in the deleted character is unclear. In Tibia, there is no level maximum, as in WoW. Theoretically, you can level up as long as you want. However, the further you progress, the more experience points you need for each level up. Additionally, every death penalizes you with XP loss. To reach level 1,500, a player needed about 13 years.
What do I need to know about Tibia and CipSoft? The studio from Regensburg was founded in 2001 after the MMORPG Tibia, released in 1997, developed into a success. The online role-playing game with its charming retro look has attracted 32 million players and generated 200 million euros in revenue over the years, and is said to be more successful than ever before today.
Consequently, the studio has been able to grow sustainably, currently employing 100 staff. In 2019, Tibia even won the German Developer Award in the “Ongoing Success” category. Thanks to all of this, Tibia is one of the oldest and most successful online role-playing games in Europe. Last year, the developers entered the world of cryptocurrencies with the MMORPG and introduced the Tibia tokens.
